Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff

18 reviews

rvoeller's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I had added Lovecraft Country to my reading list after having watched the HBO show. I found the juxtaposition of the horrors of racism with supernatural horrors fascinating and thought provoking. The book did seem to not lean as heavily into some of the horror/supernatural elements as originally anticipated, but that did not detract from my overall enjoyment of the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, and Police brutality

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, and Blood

ninjamuse's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Blood

Moderate: Racial slurs, Violence, Police brutality, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Child abuse, Gun violence, and Car accident

alicelalicon's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Animal death, Blood, Death, Hate crime, Confinement, Slavery, Murder, Kidnapping, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, and Violence

peachani's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Hate crime, Confinement, Police brutality, Violence, Racism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Xenophobia

Minor: Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Child death, Death, and Antisemitism

librarianmage's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Blood, Death, and Sexism

Minor: Gun violence

keen's review

adventurous dark informative mysterious tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Police brutality

Moderate: Violence, Blood, and Hate crime

Minor: Child abuse

wrestleacademic's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Bullying, Blood, Murder, and Racism

Moderate: Body horror

Minor: Animal death and Animal cruelty

charlieeee's review against another edition

challenging hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Cursing, Racial slurs, Violence, and Death

Minor: Confinement, Sexual content, Slavery, Police brutality, Dementia, Gun violence, Child death, Death of parent, and Blood

I haven't watched the HBO series, but from what I've read on DoesTheDogDie dot Com the TV series has taken a grain of truth from the book and made it more violent; shocking and 'sexy' (this is HBO we're talking about here). If you've tried the series and struggled due to some of the content, please give the book a go as the overall tone & content is more in-keeping with the science fiction from the 19th/20th century than anything more modern. A genuine delight to read - please give the book a chance.

idolates's review

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, Police brutality, and Blood

mintii's review

adventurous dark inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

This book was much different than the show but I really liked both for their individually different qualities. But to have the tv show characters on the cover really threw me off for half of the book. 
I wasn’t expecting the ending.

I understood the group wanted to end Braithewhite but how could they? It seemed like a wild leap for the Winthrope ghost to help. And I kind of wish that scene was written about. </>

It was a long book and as an ebook reader I just need to anticipate that more upfront lol

Hypolyta and Ruby were my two favorite characters and I was so happy each got a chapter to explore more about them. If there were ever to be a sequel, I’d love to see a focus on them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Police brutality and Racism